When I bought my new house in Ladera Ranch, the HOA said the sidewalk on the side of my house, submitted at "30 inches" wide, could only be "12 inches". I had to go to their office and scream at them til they finally backed off it. I yelled, "12 inches; the wheels on my trash cans are farther apart then that. How am I supposed to wheel out my trash?" Took them about an hour to comprehend that. I hate, with a passion, the HOA!While I was active on our Board I joined some forums and quickly found out that most all the problems an HOA has is the manager. I still call our Board and management "The Clown Car". Managers want the passive people on the Board. Easier for them to control as you pointed out. If you challenge the Board or ESPECIALLY the manager you become a "problem" in their eyes.
What I know today I would move into another HOA. I just know better now on how to handle these Clowns.
Been using this myself for the last 3 years. The quality has come up greatly. Matter of fact, last you couldn't tell the difference in picture quality from the broadcast. The only downside is the time delay. But that only matters if you are on forum link trying to keep up with the talk.
I tried that last year and they said nope. Did not even offer me a lower rate. They turned it off and I just had it turned on a week or so later..ha. Is there anything in particular you say to them?
I just call up and say I want to cancel my service, they pull up my account (I've been with them for 15 years or so) and ask if there is a reason why. I just say its too expensive and I see other offers for lower monthly. Usually they put me on hold and look up my account and tell me I can save $$ if I cancel the ticket and Showtime/Starz. After a no shidt comment, they put me on hold again and come back with some sort of offer which invariably gives me the ticket for free and an additional discount. They also offer me a total system upgrade for free but requires a 2 year contract which I refuse.
How long are the games there? I prefer to DVR and watch a few hours later or even the next day. Last year was the first year I did not have Sunday Ticket and any game not on my local channels I used reddit. Worked well just had to watch Live. Most Sundays I had a required 3 hr union break, at least that is what the wife thought. lol.
You have several options. You can't watch the whole game without commercials and all, just the game with all the time or just the plays. Or, you can watch the coach's film of the game. If you watch just the plays you can watch a game in about 30-40 minutes.
Yeah DTV gave me the finger every time I tried to get the Sunday Ticket thrown in for no charge. Only time they offered it was after I signed up with cable. F'them.
Actually, they can only control it for safety reasons.(or historical) And they are responsible for proving the restrictions are necessary.
